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AI, the created fake Pope and his holy drip

Photos of Pope Francis wearing a puffed up jacket including some funky new school footwear have been trending, showing the 86-year-old pontiff exuding some…

Apple Pay later feature now here, here’s how it works

Split Apple payments into four payments with Apple Pay later at zero interest and no other fees. The delayed feature which was meant to…

iPhone 15 and the Sim card slot, is it staying or going?

Apple is yet to confirm if it will remove the physical SIM card slot, to introduce a different approach going into 2024. The iPhone…

Kora launches new USD card-acquiring product in Africa

Pan-African payments infrastructure, Kora, has launched USD card-acquiring to allow merchants on its platform to accept payments in US dollars. This move is aimed…

Fez Delivery raises $1m to revolutionise delivery in Nigeria

Fez Delivery, a Nigerian logistics and delivery start-up, has announced a $1 million seed round of funding, led by Ventures Platform. The funding round…

Côte d’Ivoire unveils Startup Act to boost tech sector

The Ivorian government is ramping up its efforts to support tech start-ups with the launch of the Startup Act, a new framework designed to…

Nokia reminds us of the iconic Nokia 3310, here’s what you missed

The iconic Nokia 3310 has made a return, rounded, still packed with a longer-lasting battery and ready to show off that snake game users…

Incoming from Apple, AirPods Pro with USB-C

Apple launched their second generation AirPods Pro last year in September and it seems the company will include a USB type C port for…

Retro Sony Walkman music player NW-A300 comes stylishly compact

In a nostalgic turn, retro-themed gadgets seem like a popular crowd favourite and Sony has heeded the call to introduce the NW-A300 a tactile…

Review: Hyundai Staria R2.2 multicab

Staria multicab looks like a futuristic aero van. But in fact, it’s a very clever multipurpose vehicle. The double-cab bakkie is South Africa’s middle-class…

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

GR Corolla is the most exciting new Toyota in years and it will be coming to South Africa. Toyota has said that its latest…

Review: Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI 110 kW R-Line

Seven-seater SUVs. In North America, they are a thing. And South Africa, too. The local market’s best-selling SUV is Toyota’s Fortuner. Which has a…

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10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019

Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in…

Why the VC sector has taken off in Egypt in 2019

Earlier this week indoor advertising platform Adzily raised $12.2-million in funding from a Saudi investor in what’s likely the second biggest venture capital (VC) deal…

Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo applications close next month

Fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo has called on Egyptian early-stage startups to apply to join its next cohort. Applications for Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo’s second…

Everything you need to know about the North African startup landscape

If you’ve been paying attention, a lot has been happening in the startup community in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over…

Startupbootcamp-Pride Fintech Cairo programme to accelerate 40 Egyptian fintechs

Cairo-based fintech focused venture capital (VC) and early stage fund Pride Capital has partnered with accelerator network Startupbootcamp to nurture 40 Egyptian fintech startups over the next four years through the Startupbootcamp-Pride Fintech Cairo programme.